1966 Kansas City Athletics season

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1966 Kansas City Athletics
Major league affiliations
Location
1966 Information
Owner(s) Charles O. Finley
Manager(s) Alvin Dark
Local television KCMO
Local radio KCMO (AM)
(Monte Moore, Lynn Faris)

The Kansas City Athletics' 1966 season involved the A's finishing 7th in the American League West with a record of 74 wins and 86 losses.

Contents

[edit] Regular season

[edit] Notable Transactions

  • April 13, 1966: Diego Segui was purchased by the Washington Senators from the Kansas City Athletics. [1]
  • June 7, 1966: Reggie Jackson was drafted by the Kansas City Athletics in the 1st round (2nd pick) of the 1966 amateur draft.
  • July 30, 1966: Diego Segui was traded by the Washington Senators to the Kansas City Athletics for Jim Duckworth. [2]

[edit] Season standings

American League W L Pct. GB
Baltimore Orioles 97 63 .606 --
Minnesota Twins 89 73 .549 9
Detroit Tigers 88 74 .543 10
Chicago White Sox 83 79 .512 15
Cleveland Indians 81 81 .500 17
California Angels 80 82 .494 18
Kansas City Athletics 74 86 .463 23
Washington Senators 71 88 .447 25.5
Boston Red Sox 72 90 .444 26
New York Yankees 70 89 .440 26.5

[edit] Roster

1966 Kansas City Athletics roster
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Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Manager

[edit] References

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1966 MLB season by team
American League
Baltimore • Boston • California • Chicago • Cleveland • Detroit • Kansas City • Minnesota • New York • Washington
National League
1966 All-Star Game • 1966 World Series
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Formerly the Philadelphia Athletics and the Kansas City Athletics • Based in Oakland, California (Bay Area)
The Franchise
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